Device for cleaning vehicles



June 20, 1933.

H. GORKE ET AL DEVICE FOR CLEANING VEHICLES Filed June 16. 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 June 20, 1933. i H GORKE El AL DEVICE FOR CLEANING VEHICLES 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Mounted in the top and side walls of the curhicle into the garage, lower the curtain over 35 Patented lithe v UNITED v sra'r121s;PM rr!- OFFICE nnnnnn'r com, or Lnvmxusnu-oN-rns-anmn, arm can. names, or ommu't,

i annmmr v DEVICE FOR CLEANING VEHICLES Application fled June 18, 1930, Serial No. 481,586, and in Germany June 94, 19.

This invention relates to ap aratus for shown) which supplies a delving gas, such as cleaning vehicles and particular y to appawarm air, to theconduits and c by which ratus by which the cleaning and drying of the the gas is directed against the vehicleto vehicles is accomplished automatically after the same.

5 the operation of the apparatus has been initi- A control mechanism (not shown) is 55 ated. mounted near the chamber and is connec The principal object of the present invenwith'the fluid pipes'and the blower whereby tion is ,the provision of automatically operatit controls the operation of both. The coning apparatus for cleaning vehicles which is trol mechanism (not shown) is adapted to be to small and compact, simple andv inexpensive manually actuated to initiate the suflpply of 59 to construct and install, which is simple and cleaning fluid. After the cleaning md' has eflicient in operation and which, therefore, is been sprayed against the vehicle for a predeparticularly adapted for use by individuals termined time, the control mechanism is efwho desire to wash their own vehicles. The fective to cut off the supply of cleaning fluid apparatus is also adapted for use in commerand to there fter energize the blower to blow cial garages where a minimum of labor is drying as against the vehicle for a predeavailable for the washing of vehicles. termine time. c p

Other objects of the invention will-appear Where vehicles of the open or partially from the following descri tion taken in conopen type are to be cleaned, t is necessary to nection with'the append drawings, where- "cover thetop of the vehicle to revent the in: wetting ofthe interior oftheve 'cle. For Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the a this urpose, an air-filled cushion h is proaratus,with dotted lines indicatingavehic vide as shown in Fig. 3, which cushion is in its proper position inthe a ,paratus, suspended from the ceiling of the gara by a Fig.2 is'a top plan view, an' d a suspension device. The suspension e'vice Fig. 3 is an end elevational view with anmay be interconnected withthe control mechopen vehicle shown in dotted lines and an anism whereby the washing operation canattachment used therewith also shown. not be initiated until the cushionshas been A flexible, imperforate curtain b. of waterput in place on the vehicle.

' proof material is suspended from the ceiling Thus it will be seen that the invention pro- .of the garage in which the apparatus is invides apparatus b which a vehicle owner stalled and isadapted to me rate with the may e ect-thewas of-vehicles with the garage floor to completely enc ose the vehicle minimum of time andabor. -.It is n w r (indicated in dotted lines): to be cleaned. for the vehicle owner only to drive the vetain are'a plurality of nozzles 11 which extend the vehicle and operate the control mechanism into the chamber and are disposed to 5 my to initiate the cleaning operation after which, fluid on all the exterior portionsof the ve 'cle the cleaning and drying proceeds automatibody. A'seriesof ipescare connectedtothe call}. A nozzles 11 for supp ymg cleaning fluid there-' 1 claim: l j to, the portions of the pipes 0 adjacent the 1. Apparatus forthe individual, stationary walls beiu formed of soft, flexible material, clean' of vehicles comprising, an imperiowhereby t e vehicle will not be dented or rate, exible curtain member defimng a scratched if the pipes a strike against it durcleaning chamber, anozzle mounted on said ing the operations; curtain member and extendin into and 95 A plurality 'of condults d are mounted chamber and means including a exible pipe above the curtain b and are rovided with mounted on said'curtain member forsupplyflexible, branched portions a-w 'ch open into ing fluid to said nozzle. '-f v the chamber through the side and end walls. 2. Apparatus for the d'u, staticnu The conduits d are co ectedto ablower (not ary cleaning oi vehiclesgz x somprising, Q

rforate member definin a cleaning chamr, means including nozzles carried on said member and directed into said chamber for sprayin a cleaning fluid against the vehicle to be c eaned and means including flexible conduits opening into said chamber for blowing a drying gas against the vehicle.

3. Apparatus for cleaning vehicles comprising, an im rforate member defining a cleaning chambzr, means for spra ing a cleaning fluid against said vehicle, an means including a flexible inflatable cover member 7 for covering the top side of vehicles of the 11 type to thereby prevent the entrance of eanmg fluid into the interior of the vehicle. In testimony whereof, we aflix our signatures.

. HERBERT GORKE.

CARL NEUHAUS. 

